Wolfepack Assembly Video

Here is the video from our performance at the community assembly.

We hope you enjoyed....

Setting SMART Reading Goals

Grade 5's are involved in writing reading goals and are thinking SMART. 

Is it specific? 

How is it measurable?

Is it achievable? 

Is it relevant and realistic?

What is the timeline? 

Students will set up a reading goal and conference with their homeroom teacher. They will be set up on Biblionasium so students can keep an ongoing log. 

Community C Assembly Thursday September 26th

Community C's assembly is next Thursday, September 26th. It is our Grandparents and Special Friends assembly. The schedule will be... 
8:15-8:50 Assembly (1st to 5th grade)

9:00-9:30 Classroom Activities (Pre-primary to 5th grade)

9:30-10:30 Grandparents/Special Friends Coffee in Student Center (no students)

We hope that you will be able to join us.

Book Discussions: Writing About Reading

Students home-reading has changed significantly now that they are in book discussion groups (BDG). They should be reading and writing about their reading every night. Their journals are used to find evidence and organize their thinking. Then, students need to publish their writing using the sentence stems and examples modelled in class with our read aloud, Refugee.

Need some at-home help to remember what each strategy looks like? Here are strategies students have learned in class which are due with their book club books.

 Week One Book Discussion Meet:

Forgot your character trait sheet? Click this link to find it online. 

Week Two Book Discussion Meet: 

What book are you reading for your book discussions? Leave a comment below. 

Dear Wolfepack parents,

Your child has received the results of our first Math assessment. They should have shown it to you by now.

When you have seen it, please sign and remove the front page, and return it to me.

Back to School Night Slideshow

Welcome To The Wolfepack

Thanks to everyone for coming to Back To School Night.  If you weren't able to make it, here is the link to the presentation I shared this evening.

Welcome to Grade 5

Dear Grade 5 Families,

We are working hard at school preparing for the first day of school. A gentle reminder that our first day of school for Lower School students is Wednesday, August 7. Start time is 8:05 am sharp. Students are encouraged to play and socialize with their friends on our playgrounds which open at 7:45 am.

As our first day is on a Wednesday, please remember is our early dismissal day. Students will be dismissed at 2:35 pm (all other days of the week student dismissal is at 3:05 pm).

Looking forward to seeing the children on Wednesday!

The Grade 5 Team

Vivas Palavras

Homework For All

Dear incoming 6th Graders:

We are pleased to welcome you to 6th grade Humanities in August!  
This vacation, we would like to encourage you to read, read, read over the holiday
break.  

• Read the short story, “The American Slurp,” by Lensey Namioka.  
• Here is a LINK to the story online in pdf format. We will be discussing this story in the first weeks of school.

• Vacation Assignments: All Middle School students have vacation assignments. All students should read Refugee by Alan Gratz
• Your 5th Grade teachers haven’t forgotten about you. If you are looking for some extra (optional) work, click here.
• Books and Supplies: Thank you to everyone has already purchased your books through Livro Facil.
• If you have not, please make sure to look at our supply lists on our website for more information and ensure you purchase needed materials before the start of the next school year.

Please email rachel.pregont@graded.br, marc.moncayo@graded.br,

or  meg.griswold@graded.br if you have questions.

We look forward to meeting you and discussing your reading soon,

Ms. Pregont

Ms. Griswold

Mr. Moncayo

MAP Testing Dates

Wednesday, May 8 Day B 8:15-9:45 (Math)
Monday, May 13 Day E 8:15-9:45 (Reading)
Wednesday, May 15 Day G 8:15-9:45 (Language Usage)

Area

Data Landmarks

Upcoming Geometry Assessment

Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Input /Output Tables

Ordered Pairs and Coordinate Grids

Attributes of Solid Figures

Attributes of Quadrilaterals

Attributes of Triangles

Finding the perimeter of a Polygon

Finding the Area of Parallelograms and Triangles

Measuring and Classifying Angles

Music 5C

Tracking the Moon

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Starting on April 5 (New Moon) grade 5 students will be tracking the moon's 28-day cycle. As it is hard to get out and view the moon in a city like Sao Paulo, I recommend you download an app on your phone. I am currently using Moon Phases and Lunar Calendar by Full Moon Phase.

Humanities Reading Challenge- and Super Bingo!

Grade 5's received their next reading challenge today: Reading Bingo. 

Students will work in a team to complete BINGO lines in this reading challenge that starts today! Each student will receive individual points for each challenge completed with evidence as well, teams receive points for each students completeness. 

Students should continue to log their minutes & pages in their Graded agendas and/or Biblionasium. Each Friday BINGO teams will meet together to check-in as a team and share their reading evidence with their teacher. 

Some students are ready for the next level... Super Bingo!! 

Infection Detection

Here is a video to help understand the basics of our body's defense.

Infection Detection

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In science, we have been exploring medical engineering through "hands-on" activities designed by Project Lead the Way. Students have been extremely engaged in investigating the journey of infection through the scientific inquiry process.


Essential Questions to Discuss as a Family:

• How is infection transmitted?
• How can we best prevent the spread of germs?
• How does the body defend itself against infection?

Argument Writing & Debate: Humanities Update

Our Argument unit continues to grow in Humanities. 

Students have written two argument essays already (chocolate milk debate & homework debate), and now they will use their writing skills and informational reading strategies to help them in their last argument essay. 

March 18-21

Students have been put into small groups and will research with a partner into both sides of the argument to their topic. Students use books, Newsela and teacher-chosen videos to help build their arguments. This week is all about reading, and understanding both sides of the issue. 

March 25-29

Next week, students will learn the position they and their partner will take in their debate. They will be put into PROS or CONS partnerships. With their partner, students will research deeper into the issue and then each student will write their own argument essay using the evidence researched. During this week students will draft, edit and publish their essay. 

April 1-5

The following week, students will prepare for their debate. Students will rehearse and memorize as much as possible for their debate at the end of the week.

Here are strategies students have learned during our Argument Unit. Students are now encouraged to use these strategies independently in their final essay & debate.